Our approach

Family Engagement Lab creates digital products to help schools ignite the power of family engagement to improve student learning outcomes. ​Our team works with partners to understand barriers to family engagement and develop solutions that honor and respect diverse families and communities. Our programs align with the US Department of Education's Dual Capacity-Building Framework.

TEACHER DRIVEN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT​Parents trust teachers more than any source when it comes to supporting their child’s learning. We make it easy for schools and teachers to communicate, and provide families with expert, actionable advice linked to each child’s learning, in their home language.

RESEARCH & EVALUATION​​We uncover and target specific barriers to family engagement unique to your community (such as language, culture and mindsets). We identify and engage research partners to conduct program evaluations.

TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT​​We educate stakeholders on the importance of partnering with families. We provide staff training and support to build staff capacity and ensure a successful program implementation.

FASTalk

FASTalk (Families and Schools Talk) is Family Engagement Lab's text message program that helps teachers empower all families to turn everyday moments into high-impact learning opportunities.

Parents receive simple activities by text in their preferred language to support at-home learning.

Activities are aligned with the academic calendar and curriculum in preK-5, and sent automatically.